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My Favorite Summer #Fiction Tales #ebook #reading

Are you reading non-fiction via Twitter, Flipboard, and a million other social media outlets? Every day, a new app pops up and demands your attention (e.g. Voxer with audio, Periscope with video)…how do you decide what will win the competition for your attention? There are so many “leadership” and “self-help” books out there, not to mention blogs, podcasts, videos, that if you’re an educator, you can be assured you’ll never be bored. That said, for me, it’s pretty easy–I began my love affair with reading when I was a youngster, and

Fiction Book Pick: Looking for an action-packed thriller? You’ll want to peer into Chandler McGrew‘s Cold Heart*. The book by Chandler McGrew (@chandlermcgrew), caught my attention from the get-go. Though I seldom do it anymore, I read the book straight through in one sitting.

Imagine telling a fiction story using Periscope, or delivering a serial audio book via Voxer. Ah well, won’t be long. After all, folks are telling stories via Instagram.

Since I’ve spent a lot of time on the road, solutions like Podiobooks.com provide ample content to listen to…I usually put the audio files–you can get them as podcasts. Rather than rely on the iPad’s Podcast app (which I hate), I rely on the Downcast app ($2.99) which works beautifully–on my iPad or save them to a USB flash drive to plug into the USB port in my Nissan Juke.

Podiobooks has a nice collection of Nathan Lowell’s awesome Trader Tales, a five volume audiobook series that is engaging. I started listening and couldn’t stop. Scott Sigler, an awesomely frightening author, introduced me to Podiobooks.com unintentionally, when he advised another Facebook follower to check out his content on it.

I definitely recommend you buy your books through Smashwords, since they come without digital rights management, making it easier to read your books on multiple devices. And, you can easily upload your ebooks (epub/PDF format) to Google Play Books (read tutorial), which makes it readily available on all your devices.

Toby Downton‘s Solarversia* – This is an intriguing book I just started reading for review purposes. “Solarversia is the story of an epic year-long game played by 100 million people inside a virtual world modelled on the real world Solar System.”

*Note: Starred “*” items were provided as review copies by the authors or publishers. That said, if I think the book stinks, I won’t review it or mention it. Fortunately, I’ve read enough of these that they continue to hold my interest…and, it’s not like there isn’t a lot to read!

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